Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. THE WORKS OF HENRY FIELDING EDITED BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY IN TWELVE VOLUMES VOL. VII. AMELIA VOL. I. AMELIA BY HENRY FIELDING ESQ. [Illustration] VOL. I. EDITED BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HERBERT RAILTON & E. J. WHEELER. MDCCCXCIII [Illustration] CONTENTS OF VOL. I. INTRODUCTION DEDICATION TO RALPH ALLEN, ESQ BOOK I. CHAPTER I. Containing the exordium, &c. CHAPTER II. The history sets out. Observations on the excellency of the English constitution and curious examinations before a justice of peace CHAPTER III. Containing the inside of a prison CHAPTER IV. Disclosing further secrets of the prison-house CHAPTER V. Containing certain adventures which befel Mr. Booth in the prison CHAPTER VI. Containing the extraordinary behaviour of Miss Matthews on her meeting with Booth, and some endeavours to prove, by reason and authority, that it is possible for a woman to appear to be what she really is not CHAPTER VII. In which Miss Matthews begins her history CHAPTER VIII. The history of Miss Matthews continued CHAPTER IX. In which Miss Matthews concludes her relation CHAPTER X. Table-talk, consisting of a facetious discourse that passed in the prison BOOK II. CHAPTER I. In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history CHAPTER II. Mr. Booth continues his story. In this chapter there are some passages that may serve as a kind of touchstone by which a young lady may examine the heart of her lover. I would advise, therefore, that every lover be obliged to read it over in the presence of his mistress, and that she carefully watch his emotions while he is reading CHAPTER III. The narrative continued. More of the touchstone CHAPTER IV. The story of Mr. Booth continued. In this chapter the reader will perceive a glimpse of the character of a very good divine, with some matters of a very tender kind CHAPTER V. Containing strange revolutions of fortune CHAPTER VI. Containing many surprising adventures CHAPTER VII. The story of Booth continued--More surprising adventures CHAPTER VIII. In which our readers will probably be divided in their opinion of Mr. Booth's conduct CHAPTER IX. Containing a scene of a different kind from any of the preceding BOOK III. CHAPTER I. In which Mr. Booth resumes his story CHAPTER II. Containing a scene of the tender kind CHAPTER III. In which Mr. Booth sets forward on his journey CHAPTER IV A sea piece CHAPTER V. The arrival of Booth at Gibraltar, with what there befel him CHAPTER VI. Containing matters which will please some readers CHAPTER VII. The captain, continuing his story, recounts some particulars which, we doubt not, to many good people, will appear unnatural CHAPTER VIII. The story of Booth continued CHAPTER IX. Containing very extraordinary matters CHAPTER X. Containing a letter of a very curious kind